관광 안내도로 본 근대 도시 경성 -1920~30년대 도해 이미지를 중심으로-

Abstract

This is a study on city image of Gyeongseong on the tourist maps published in the 1920-30s. This research focuses on Gyeongseong image of panoramic form showing the figure of city at a glance by expanding from side to side. Seoul, the capital of Joseon that had been created by the principle of the Rites of Zhou (周禮) with ideals of royal politics, was renovated as the modern city Gyeongseong under the Japanese colonial policy. The capital palaces were destructed and demolished, while streets and city structure were newly reorganized. And colonial government organizations and modern facilities such as streetcar line and railway were rapidly extended. The modernized Gyeongseong became a showcase city of Japanese colonialism and main target area of sightseeing. Following the sightseeing boom caused by the development of railway transportation in the modern times, tour guide materials of postcard, map, brochure and booklet were published. Those tour guides contain various documents and visual images of the modern city Gyeongseong. In the preceding study, I could analyze Gyeongseong panorama postcard produced in the 1910-20s. Based on the preceding research, this study analyzed Gyeongseong guide map of the 1920-30s illustrating Gyeongseong by the form of bird's-eye view and could confirm that the images reflected the changes of Seoul. The traditional urban space in Seoul was demolished by the Urban Reconstruction Plan of Japan; the street system was newly reorganized; the gridiron road was established in downtown; the streetcar and urban railway traffic network was constructed; the main colonial government organizations were established; and in 1929 the Joseon Exposition was held. This research is significant as we examine how we feel about and recognize Gyeongseong on the modern Gyeongseong sightseeing images made to show the city as a showcase city for Japanese Colonialism.